A closer look at the EN Indy Awards finalists…

With the EN Indy Awards – the new awards for independent exhibition organisers – set to take place tomorrow (2 November) at the Honourable Artillery Company in Moorgate, London, EN takes a closer look at the shortlisted nominees.

Megan Burns

In her relatively short time in the events industry Megan has working with a range of organisers in including Brand Events, QD Events and SFN Expo. She is also launching her own show – Urbuhn Avenue – at the SEC in 2019.

Ella Egerton – FitzAllMedia

Ella joined organiser FitzAllMedia in 2016 as the company had just acquired the Brand Events pet portfolio. In a time of restructuring in the marketing department she quickly proved her worth and has been instrumental to the company over the last two years.

Story Events

The Story Events operations team are responsible for a wide range of events throughout the year, in addition to the company’s two home-grown boutique exhibitions – The London Summer Event Show & The London Christmas Party Show.

Maelstrom Events

Expanding from four events in 2006 to 40 in 2018, the Maelstrom Events team work tirelessly across established and launch events, with large and independent organisers.

Manny Singh – The National Asian Wedding Show

Manny has been behind the conception of what is now Europe’s largest Asian Wedding show. The National Asian Wedding Show launched in 2004 with a small hotel-based Asian Wedding show and there are now localised shows in the Midlands and Yorkshire alongside the main flagship event at Olympia London.

Mike Seaman – Raccoon Events

Mike has led the delivery of The National Running Show from conception to its successful launch in January 2018. Under his leadership, The National Running Show has already positioned itself as the only scaled, non‐race event to focus solely on runners, attracting over 12,000 visitors to the NEC on launch.

4×4 & Pick-up Show – Assignment Media Ltd

The 4×4 & Pick-up Show launched in June 2018 at NAEC Stoneleigh, brought in top car brands and smashed its exhibitor revenue targets, a fantastic achievement for a young company with seven employees.

The National Running Show – Raccoon Events

In its launch year, The National Running Show overcame limited resources to exceed financial targets and deliver a truly buzzing new event for the community it serves.

Crowdfunded via the Fully Charged Show Youtube channel, Fully Charged LIVE was a skilful example of crossing over from a digital platform to a live event. With strong feedback and rebook figures, the event plans to expand significantly in 2019.

Manny Singh – The National Asian Wedding Show

The show’s marketing campaign has adapted to changing consumer habits and invested in large-scale promotion of the show using a range of platforms.

Utility Week Live 2018 – Faversham House

The yearly visitor promotion campaign for Utility Week Live is based on extremely in-depth research and a detailed multi-channel strategy, with a dedicated campaign for the show’s new 24-hour live hackathon.

The Family Pet Show 2018 – The Family Pet Show

The Family Pet Show used a range of platforms with a strong family message and for a small team made a big splash.

The Hackathon at Utility Week Live 2018 – Faversham House

The Utility Week Live team worked with a team of tech experts of all ages – ‘hackers’ – trying to solve the industry-wide problem of identifying, and supporting, vulnerable customers. The result was a highly visible branded area with ten tech teams working live for 24 hours to design and build prototype solutions.

The Treadmill Challenge – The National Running Show

The aim was to provide visitors with a chance to meet expert runners, win cool prizes and try the very latest trainers from sponsor Saucony. The team wanted to create an opportunity for people to engage with the product in a different and exciting way.

Completely Retail Marketplace – Completely Group

Starting with a single annual UK event in 2012, CRMP has become a multinational retail platform operating twice a year in London and annually in Dublin, Amsterdam and Stockholm.

London Concours – Thorough Events

The London Concours has become a hugely successful extension of the Concours of Elegance event, designed to bring a world-class motoring event back to the centre of London for the more casual car enthusiast.

Concours of Elegance Hampton Court Palace – Thorough Events

The Concours of Elegance is a globally renowned motoring event with Royal patronage, attracting the finest collectors and cars from all over the world.

Horse of the Year Show – Grandstand Media Ltd

Taking place across 50 acres of the NEC, Horse of the Year Show is a large scale event managed and organised by a team of just 15 people. In 2017 the team overcame the challenge of a new layout, achieved an increase in revenue and exceeded targets.

The National Asian Wedding Show – Platinum Exhibitions Europe Limited

Europe’s largest Asian Wedding Show, The National Asian Wedding Show continues to grow year-on-year and be the must-attend event providing ideas and inspiration for brides and grooms.

The Family Pet Show 2018 – The Family Pet Show Limited

The Family’s Pet Show’s USP – that visitors can bring their own pets – requires a lot of extra work and manpower but has paid off with visitor numbers more than doubling since launch and strong consumer loyalty.

Installer2018 – Lyrical Communications

Launched in 2015 with the aim of revitalising the heating and plumbing industry, Installer has established itself as a hands-on and effective trade event.

Dairy-Tech – The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers

Dairy-Tech is a brand new one day event, aimed at progressive farmers, showcasing the latest innovation, technology and new concepts within, and from outside of, the industry.

Utility Week Live 2018 – Faversham House

A highly focussed evidence-based approach to event planning paid off as the Utility Week Live 2018 team delivered a hugely successfully show.

British Pig & Poultry Fair – Grandstand Stoneleigh Events

This biennial trade event not only has a impressive attendance but fantastic feedback from exhibitors when it comes to meeting objectives and generating business.

The Emergency Services Show – Broden Media

With consistent growth and huge exhibitor loyalty, the Emergency Service Show is a comprehensive event for the emergency services sector.

Story Events Ltd

The Story Events team pride themselves on delivering an exhibition like no other, by abolishing the traditional trade show atmosphere and replacing it with exciting content and a lively atmosphere.

FitzAllMedia

In less than four years, FitzAllMedia has established itself as a dynamic and creative event organiser with authority in the pet industry. The company ethic, passion and dedication of the team have contributed to huge commercial success as well as fantastic editorial creativity.

Dairy-Tech Team – Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers

Dairy-Tech held its first event earlier this year, which was branded a huge success. This success is purely down to the dynamic, flexible and hardworking team behind it who wholeheartedly bought in to the concept and contributed to its implementation.

Completely Retail Marketplace – Completely Events

In just five years, this three-person independent company has created, developed and operated a format that has become the premier retail property event in the UK.

The Technical Events Team for Grandstand Stoneleigh Events

The Grandstand Stoneleigh Events team is constantly striving to deliver the greatest possible value to visitors and exhibitors to the British Pig & Poultry Fair, keeping the event relevant and working closely with industry bodies and organisations.

Emergency Services Show – Broden Media Ltd

in the small but perfectly-formed Broden Media team, everyone is at the top of their game and works collaboratively with trusted contractors and suppliers to produce a market leading event that continues to grow and deliver.

Foremarke Exhibitions Ltd

Over the past 12 months Foremarke’s organising team faced a perfect storm of economic pressure, increased competition, exhibitor ROI challenges, and very short lead times to launch new exhibitions and breathe new life into long-established exhibitions.

A closer look at the EN Indy Awards finalists… was last modified: November 1st, 2018 by Nicola Macdonald